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Newsletters | 10 September 2021
ENVI COMMITTEE DISCUSSES ETS REVISION
On 9 September, MEPs from the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) Committee held an exchange of views with DG CLIMA Director Beatriz Yordi on the revision of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The European Commission’s Fit for 55 package proposes to extend the current EU ETS to maritime transport, gradually remove free allowances for the aviation sector and create a new separate ETS system for road transport and heating sectors.
Newsletters | 10 September 2021
GLOBAL MARITIME REGULATORY SUMMIT
On 7 September, senior government officials from the EU, the US and China participated in the Fifth Global Maritime Regulatory Summit. Participants included representatives from DG COMP for the EU, the Federal Maritime Commission for the United States and the Ministry of Transportation for China.
News | 03 September 2021
CLECAT Newsletter 2021/33
Newsletters | 03 September 2021
CLECAT Newsletter 2021/33
Newsletters | 03 September 2021
2020 REPORT ON EU TRADE DEFENCE ACTIVITY
Earlier this week, the European Commission published the 39th Annual Report on the EU’s anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard activities and the use of trade defence instruments by third countries targeting the EU in 2020.
Newsletters | 03 September 2021
SCHIPHOL INTRODUCES DIGITAL PRE-NOTIFICATION
Since 1 September, the Digital Pre-Notification has been included in the Ready-for-Carriage conditions at Schiphol Airport (NL), requiring local export cargo to be reported digitally via eLink. The aim is to make the air cargo process at Schiphol faster, safer and more efficient.
Newsletters | 03 September 2021
AIR CARGO REMAINS STRONG IN JULY
On 31 August, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air cargo markets in July 2021, showing that demand continued its strong growth trend.
Newsletters | 03 September 2021
CONNECTING EUROPE EXPRESS DEPARTS
On 2 September, the ‘Connecting Europe Express', a special train put together as part of the European Year of Rail 2021, embarked on its journey from Lisbon station. It will stop in more than 100 towns and cities during its five-week journey, before arriving in Paris on 7 October, connecting the Portuguese, Slovenian and French Presidencies of the Council of the EU.
Newsletters | 03 September 2021
FIT FOR 55: ETS FOR ROAD TRANSPORT
Members of CLECAT’s road transport logistics institute will debate at its upcoming meeting on 9 September the European Commission proposal for an ETS system for road transport. CLECAT welcomes the intentions of the European Commission to amend the “EU-ETS” Directive to create a new EU-ETS for road transport, adjacent to the existing system, which will put a price on emissions from the building and the road transport sectors.
Newsletters | 03 September 2021
EUROPEAN MARITIME TRANSPORT ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT LAUNCHED
The European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) issued on 1 September the first European Maritime Transport Environmental Report. The report provides a factual analysis of the environmental pressures exerted by the maritime transport sector, presents up-to-date information on the relevant EU and international environmental standards and describes current and future actions to reduce the sector's impact on the environment.